Date: 2023-06-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 317/2022 of 9 December 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1259]
**Policy Summary: EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 317/2022**
This decision, adopted on December 9, 2022, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 into the EEA Agreement. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 supplements Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, addressing the essential requirements outlined in Article 3(3), points (d), (e), and (f) of that Directive. The decision inserts point "4zzu. 32022 R 0030" concerning Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 into Chapter XVIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement, following point 4zzt concerning Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/320. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision entered into force on December 10, 2022, following the completion of notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Annex II to the EEA Agreement: A section of the EEA Agreement concerning technical regulations, standards, testing, and certification.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2022/30: A regulation supplementing Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding essential requirements.
Directive 2014/53/EU: A directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Article 98 of the EEA Agreement: The specific article of the EEA Agreement that grants the power to amend the agreement.
Article 33 of Directive 2014/53/EU: Article within Directive 2014/53/EU, specifically points d, e, and f.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
L 164/50 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 317/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/1259]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 of 29 October 2021supplementing Directive 2014/53/EU of the
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the application of the essential requirements referred to in
Article 3(3), points (d), (e) and (f), of that Directive(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 4zzt (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/320) of Chapter XVIII of
Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘4zzu. 32022 R 0030: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 of 29 October 2021 supplementing
Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the application of the essential
requirements referred to in Article 3(3), points (d), (e) and (f), of that Directive (OJ L 7, 12.1.2022, p. 6).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 10 December 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the
EEA Agreement have been made*.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
Union.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
(1) OJ L 7, 12.1.2022, p. 6.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.